Cost of living comparison
Athens is 36.2% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Athens instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
RSD821
|
$12.62
€11.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
RSD656
|
$7.36
€6.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
RSD179
|
$1.94
€1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
RSD123
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
RSD62
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD342
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
RSD392
|
$5.49
€4.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
RSD198
|
$3.36
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD273
|
$4.10
€3.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
RSD44
|
$0.98
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
RSD57
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
RSD57
|
$0.51
€0.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RSD93
|
$0.96
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
RSD38
|
$0.50
€0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RSD23
|
$0.45
€0.39
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
RSD641
|
$8.33
€7.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.33
RSD3,071
|
$31.56
€27.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,850.68
RSD2,601,966
|
$21,827.45
€19,140.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
RSD798
|
$9.91
€8.69
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.99
RSD2,407
|
$34.59
€30.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.60
RSD51,891
|
$514.15
€450.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.40
RSD32,186
|
$472.20
€414.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.76
RSD12,121
|
$167.86
€147.19
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$260.80
RSD27,307
|
$495.02
€434.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,307.40
RSD660,410
|
$9,193.83
€8,062.07
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
RSD188
|
$4.21
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
RSD191
|
$3.12
€2.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
RSD361
|
$4.94
€4.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.86
RSD3,127
|
$33.31
€29.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
RSD563
|
$8.42
€7.38
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.21
RSD7,666
|
$78.83
€69.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
RSD3,517
|
$34.71
€30.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.16
RSD9,126
|
$82.64
€72.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.02
RSD9,739
|
$94.11
€82.52
|
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